Section Slack (basic) - bibanon/matterbridge GitHub Wiki
NB: For the full Slack setup guide please check this page.
[slack]
[slack.myslack]
Token="xoxb-123456789-aBeautifulBotToken"
RemoteNickFormat="{BRIDGE} - @{NICK}"
# this will maps threads from other bridges on slack threads
PreserveThreading=trueIf you are using the legacy configuration this is how you should configure it (but please also consider moving to the newer setup 🙂).
[slack-legacy]
[slack-legacy.myslack]
#Token to connect with the Slack API
#You'll have to use a test/api-token using a dedicated user and not a bot token.
#See https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Slack-bot-setup for more information
Token="xoxp-123456789-LowerAndUPpercase"
RemoteNickFormat="[{PROTOCOL}] <{NICK}> "This is a simple comparison of the Slack connection methods, to help you understand and differentiate between each:
| 👇 Feature \ Token Type 👉 | Bot user | Legacy (personal account) |
Legacy (dedicated account) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Type | slack |
slack-legacy |
slack-legacy |
| Token prefix | xoxb- |
xoxp- |
xoxp- |
| Supported | ✅ | ✅ | |
| 1. Auto-join channels | ✅ | ✅ | |
| 3. Uses separate integration slot | ❌ | ||
| 4. User's outgoing messages relayed | ✅ | ✅ | |
| 5. File uploads show as from... | bot | you | dedicated user |